IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 
FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 
ELOUISE PEPION COBELL, et al., ) 
Plaintiffs, 
v. 
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GALE NORTON, Secretary of the Interior, et al., ) 
Defendants. 
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NOTICE OF FILING 
Defendants in the above-entitled action give Notice of Filing of an additional letter 
received September 3, 2004, from individual Indian land owners addressed to the Solicitor's 
Office of the Department of the Interior inquiring about the suspension of a pending sale of their 
land. Identifying information within the letter has been removed from this filing but can be 
provided to the Court under seal if so requested. 
Case No. 1:96CV01285 
(Judge Lamberth)
Respectfully submitted, Dated: September 8, 2004 
ROBERT D. McCALLUM, JR. 
Associate Attorney General 
PETER D. KEISLER 
Assistant Attorney General 
STUART E. SCHIFFER 
Deputy Assistant Attorney General 
J. CHRISTOPHER KOHN 
Director 
/s/ SANDRA P. SPOONER 
SANDRA P. SPOONER 
D.C. Bar No. 261495 
Deputy Director 
JOHN T. STEMPLEWICZ 
Senior Trial Counsel 
MICHAEL J. QUINN 
D.C. Bar. No. 401376 
Trial Attorney 
Commercial Litigation Branch 
Civil Division 
P.O. Box 875 
Ben Franklin Station 
Washington, D.C. 20044-0875 
(202) 514-7194 (phone) 
(202) 514-9163 (fax) 
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CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE 
I hereby certify that, on September 8, 2004 the foregoing Notice of Filing was served by 
Electronic Case Filing, and on the following who is not registered for Electronic Case Filing, by 
facsimile: 
Earl Old Person (Pro se) 
Blackfeet Tribe 
P.O. Box 850 
Browning, MT 59417 
Fax (406) 338-7530 
/s/ Kevin P. Kingston 
Kevin P. Kingston
September 2,2004 
Ms.fanct Goodwin, Senior Attorney 
Ofice ofrhe Solicitor 
Dirision ofhdian Main 
UT surface rights with the 
W e were &vised of the 
Mail Stop 6.156 
1849 C S a e q N.W. 
Washingron, D.C. 20240 
Re: Land Sale Transactions Pusuant to 25 CFR 152; Temporary Restrainkg Order 
Dear hls. Goodwin: 
at a much higher pdce than the appraised value. B&dcs the appraisal, wc obtained mzpz of all tbm 
face-to-face meeting to neeotiatc with the Tribe. we a m d to sell 
tracts of land and were advised of any leases, and all thc othe information we needed about the 
property we were to sell. We also raeived individual letters that stated the monetary amount we 
would receive according to ow undivided interests in the properries. I fel that due to our 
negotiations with the Tribe’s Executive Committee, oursenlmnmt for these properties are mre tban 
fair. 
The postponement of the approval by the remporary restraining order creaes a jjnancial hardship 
for all the Isadowners on these uacts. I care for my two grandchildren and for my dad My dad is 
elderly and bas medical problems. I need the money to pay for all bills associated with the carc of 
these individuals and Medicare docs not pay for aU medical expenses and medications. I also 
planned to use the money to make my car payments. I do not want 10 lose my car and house. 
This is a hw?-to-trust coaveyance between we, tbe landomm, and OUT Tribe. We feel that it is 
aecessary to keep thc land in trust and since none of us live on our make use of the pmperties, we 
want to sell. 
I am asking tbat these land sales be reviewed and approvd h e